Bradley Beal vs. Daniel Gafford Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Daniel Gafford and Bradley Beal, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bradley Beal played 13 years in the NBA, 7 more than Daniel Gafford, who played 6. Bradley Beal had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Daniel Gafford had his rookie season in 2019-20. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bradley Beal 13 6 2012-13 to 2024-25
Daniel Gafford 6 2 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bradley Beal Daniel Gafford
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Washington WizardsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 56 31.2 13.9 0.8 3.0 3.8 2.4 0.9 0.5 1.6 2.0 5.0 12.3 .410 1.6 4.2 .386 2.2 2.8 .786
difference:+13+17.0+8.8+0.4+1.7+1.3+1.9+0.6+0.8-0.9-0.3+2.8+9.2+.291+1.6+4.2+1.5+1.4+.253
Daniel Gafford 43 14.2 5.1 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.7 2.3 2.2 3.1 .701 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .533
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bradley Beal nor Daniel Gafford played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Bradley Beal Daniel Gafford
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Washington WizardsChicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisWizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 73 34.7 17.1 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.3 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.1 6.6 15.7 .419 1.9 4.7 .402 2.0 2.6 .788
difference:+19+20.1+10.1+1.0+0.5+0.6+2.8+0.5+1.2-1.0-0.3+3.7+11.5+.265+1.9+4.7+0.7+0.6+.121
Daniel Gafford 54 14.6 7.0 1.7 2.5 4.3 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.8 2.9 4.2 .684 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 11 41.6 19.2 1.4 3.6 5.0 4.5 1.6 0.6 2.1 2.8 6.8 16.1 .424 2.0 4.8 .415 3.5 4.5 .796
difference:+6+18.2+7.4+1.4+0.6+0.8+3.9+0.6+1.4-1.5-0.6+2.4+10.9+.422+2.0+4.8+0.5+0.3+.171
Daniel Gafford 5 23.4 11.8 2.8 3.0 5.8 0.6 1.0 2.0 0.6 3.4 4.4 5.2 .846 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.8 .625

Season 3
Bradley Beal Daniel Gafford
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Washington WizardsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 63 33.4 15.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 3.1 1.2 0.3 2.0 2.2 5.8 13.5 .427 1.7 4.1 .409 2.1 2.6 .783
difference:+9+13.3+5.9+1.3+0.6+1.9+2.2+0.8+1.1-1.1-0.2+1.8+7.8+.266+1.7+4.1+0.6+0.5+.084
Daniel Gafford 72 20.1 9.4 2.2 3.5 5.7 0.9 0.4 1.4 0.9 2.4 4.0 5.7 .693 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 10 41.8 23.4 1.4 4.1 5.5 4.6 1.6 0.7 2.6 1.9 8.1 20.0 .405 2.3 6.3 .365 4.9 5.9 .831
Daniel Gafford DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Bradley Beal Daniel Gafford
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Washington WizardsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 55 31.1 17.4 0.7 2.7 3.4 2.9 1.0 0.2 2.0 2.1 6.5 14.5 .449 1.9 4.9 .387 2.5 3.2 .767
difference:+23+10.5+8.4+1.4+0.8+2.2+1.8+0.6+1.1-0.9-0.3+2.8+9.4+.283+1.9+4.9+0.9+0.8+.088
Daniel Gafford 78 20.6 9.0 2.1 3.5 5.6 1.1 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.4 3.7 5.1 .732 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .679
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bradley Beal nor Daniel Gafford played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Bradley Beal Daniel Gafford
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Washington WizardsWashington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 77 34.9 23.1 0.7 2.4 3.1 3.5 1.1 0.3 2.0 2.2 8.3 17.2 .482 2.9 7.2 .404 3.7 4.4 .825
difference:+3+10.4+12.1+1.9+2.6+4.5+1.9+0.2+1.8-1.0-0.9+3.6+10.7+.243+2.9+7.2+2.1+2.0+.151
Daniel Gafford 74 24.5 11.0 2.6 5.0 7.6 1.6 0.9 2.1 1.0 3.1 4.7 6.5 .725 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 13 38.8 24.8 1.2 2.2 3.4 2.7 1.6 0.6 2.1 2.9 9.4 19.9 .471 2.2 7.8 .287 3.8 4.7 .820
difference:+9+18.6+15.8+0.7+1.4+2.1+2.0+1.3+0.9-1.2-1.2+5.9+14.3+.163+2.2+7.8+1.9+1.7+.189
Daniel Gafford 22 20.2 9.0 1.9 3.6 5.5 0.7 0.3 1.5 0.9 1.7 3.5 5.6 .634 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.0 .631

Season 6
Bradley Beal Daniel Gafford
Season 2017-182024-25
Team Washington WizardsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 82 36.3 22.6 0.7 3.7 4.4 4.5 1.2 0.4 2.6 2.0 8.3 18.1 .460 2.4 6.5 .375 3.6 4.5 .791
difference:+25+14.8+10.3+2.0+0.4+2.4+3.1+0.8+1.4-1.4-0.7+3.3+11.0+.242+2.4+6.5+1.2+1.1+.102
Daniel Gafford 57 21.5 12.3 2.7 4.1 6.8 1.4 0.4 1.8 1.2 2.7 5.0 7.1 .702 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bradley Beal 6 36.0 23.2 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.8 1.2 0.3 2.5 3.2 8.2 18.0 .454 3.5 7.5 .467 3.3 3.8 .870
Daniel Gafford DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Bradley Beal played 7 seasons more than Daniel Gafford in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 13, from 2019 to 2025—Bradley Beal played in two Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Daniel Gafford, Bradley Beal got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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